IX Inter-American Conference on Mathematics Education

- IX IAXCME -

Fidel Oteiza and Patricio Montero

The IX IACME took place between July 31 and August 4, 1995, at the
University of Santiago de Chile. The event was sponsored by the host
university, the Chilean Society of Mathematics Education, Chile's Ministry
of Education, the Andes Foundation, the Organization of American States
(OAS), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States.

The conference attracted 1080 participants, including researchers, teachers,
university students, and observers from seventeen countries (87 from
Argentina, 58 from Paraguay, 43 from Uruguay, 27 from Brazil and Peru,
12 from Venezuela, 11 from the United States, 9 from Colombia, 7 from
Spain, 5 from each of Bolivia and Mexico, 2 from each of Canada and
Costa Rica, and one from each of France, Guatemala and the Dominican
Republic). The event was honored with the presence of 25 distinguished
international specialists in the field of mathematics education, the Inter-
American Committee for Mathematics Education, and with prominent
researchers from the participating Latin American countries.

The main activities offered during the conference included: 6 plenary
lectures, 12 regular lectures, 4 specialist panels, and 124 short
presentations. Also included were several discussion group meetings in
specific topics, poster presentation, and exhibitions of educational
materials, such as books, didactic games, software, etc. Complementary
sessions and workshops were available for secondary and elementary school
teachers. This established a valuable link between researchers and teachers
from the National System of Education.

The Organizing Committee evaluated the event as highly positive thanks
to the interest observed in the lectures, panels, short presenattions and
other activities. The conference made possible the collection of valuable
information about approaches and experiences for the improvement of
mathematics education at all levels. It also consolidated important exchange
ties with the participating international specialists who also evaluated the
meeting very positively. For the Organizing Committee and the Chilean
Society of Mathematics Education this was a magnificent opportunity to get
to know and benefit from each and every person who participated in the
conference. This is a good time to recognize and to thank all those who
made it possible. All that is left is the challenge of systematizing the
contributions and to distribute them along with the results of the
accomplished work.

For the Organizing Committee and the Chilean Society of Mathematics
Education,